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UN Rights office calls for early release of Saudi women's activist
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called in a statement for the early release of prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after she was sentenced on Monday to nearly six years in prison.
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China jails citizen journalist Zhang Zhan for 4 years over Wuhan COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 28 (ANI): Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who was detained in May for her live stream reporting from Wuhan over COVID-19, has been sentenced to four years of imprisonment on Monday, Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) reported.
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Sentenced to death in Bangladesh, man illegally crossed into India; held i
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): A convict, who entered India illegally, after being sentenced to death in Bangladesh, has been arrested from Delhi's Khanpur with a loaded pistol by a Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch, the Delhi Police said.
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Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 15 years for terror fina
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 25 (ANI): Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief, Hafiz Saeed was on Friday sentenced to 15 years and six months imprisonment by an anti-terrorism court (ATC), reported Express Tribune.
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Patiala House Court convicts SriLankan Airlines for sexual harassment
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Patiala House Court has convicted SriLankan Airlines for an offence under Section 26 of Sexual Harassment for Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act) 2013, and fixed January 7, 2021 for arguments on the quantum of sentence.
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Sister Abhaya murder case: Thomas Kottoor, Sephy awarded life imprisonment
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 23 (ANI): After finding Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy guilty for Sister Abhaya's murder, a CBI special court on Wednesday pronounced the quantum of punishment in the controversial murder case and sentenced them to life imprisonment.
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NIA court convicts Chennai-based engineer in ISIS conspiracy case
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Delhi has sentenced the accused Mohamed Naser to rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and fine Rs 40,000 in the ISIS conspiracy case.
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Japan's 'Twitter Killer' sentenced to death for murdering 9 people
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 15 (ANI): Takahiro Shiraishi, also known as the "Twitter killer" was sentenced to death by a Tokyo court for murdering nine people whom he met on social media.
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Violation of quarantine rules carries a three-year sentence and a fine, sa
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 12 (ANI): The government will award a three-year sentence and a fine on those persons who have been asked to be in home quarantine but violate rules, said Deputy Inspector General Ajith Rohana, Sri Lanka's Police Media Spokesman on Friday.
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Special NIA court convicts 3 fake currency note racketeers in Bengaluru
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): A special NIA court in Bengaluru has convicted and sentenced three persons in connection with a fake Indian currency note racket busted in Belagavi's Chikkodi in 2018, officials said on Thursday.
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Death penalty for rape, tough provisions in Maharashtra's proposed 'Shakti
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 10 (ANI): Maharashtra Cabinet has approved draft bills for strengthening the law on prevention of atrocities against women, children while "Shakti Act" which envisages death sentence for rape, acid attack and child abuse and the period of investigation
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow denied bail by High Court
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 9 (ANI): A day after eight Hong Kong legislators were arrested for their involvement in pro-democracy protests across the region, activist Agnes Chow Ting has been denied bail pending her appeal of a 10-month prison sentence for her role in a siege of police headquarters
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